| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Welliver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn St. Clair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Uselton (fresh) PF - Max Benefield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Josh Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Glen Black (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Barr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonas Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Flanary (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marty Cardiel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Florida State | Austin Welliver is called for the reach on Glen Black in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Welliver, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Jerome Uselton steps in front of the Wayne Barr pass | 42-37 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Max Benefield shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Austin Welliver | 44-37 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel dunks the ball on a great pass from Glen Black | 44-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Josh Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 18:35 | Florida State | Tony Flanary snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Glen Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Robert Doty (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Austin Welliver, Shawn St. Clair, Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cotta (SG) Wayne Barr | |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Robert Doty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Glen Black grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:57 | Florida State | Glen Black hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:45 | Florida State | George Cotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Klein (C) Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Greenough (PG), Donald Cieszynski (SG), Octavio Yazzie (PF), Maurice Melara (C) Glen Black, Jonas Wilson, Tony Flanary, Marty Cardiel | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Anthony Klein drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Doty | 46-41 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | George Cotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Anthony Klein lays it in uncontested set up by Robert Doty | 48-41 |
| 17:15 | Florida State | Anthony Greenough is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Stambaugh - foul #2 on Philip Stambaugh, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair (SG), Max Benefield (PF) Robert Doty, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Barr (SG), Jonas Wilson (SF) Donald Cieszynski, George Cotta | |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Wayne Barr hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair is called for 5 seconds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Robert Doty (SG), James Green (C) Philip Stambaugh, Shawn St. Clair, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Florida State | Glen Black (PG), Donald Cieszynski (SG), Tony Flanary (PF), Marty Cardiel (C) Anthony Greenough, Wayne Barr, Octavio Yazzie, Maurice Melara | |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Tony Flanary misses the turnaround near the basket | 48-43 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Max Benefield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Doty is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (PF), Josh Brown (C) Max Benefield, James Green | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cotta (SF) Jonas Wilson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Welliver (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Doty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Uselton (tiring) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Josh Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Glen Black (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Cieszynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Flanary (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marty Cardiel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Tony Flanary knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Cieszynski and he's hacked by Jerome Uselton - foul #2 on Jerome Uselton, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Yoder (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), James Green (SF) Austin Welliver, Robert Doty, Jerome Uselton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Barr (SG), Maurice Melara (C) Donald Cieszynski, Marty Cardiel | |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Tony Flanary makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | James Green is fouled on the floor by Wayne Barr - foul #2 on Wayne Barr, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Klein (C) Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Octavio Yazzie (PF) Tony Flanary | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Maurice Melara swats the short shot by Anthony Klein | 48-46 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Octavio Yazzie grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 15:02 | Florida State | Paul Yoder steals the ball from Maurice Melara in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Paul Yoder lays it in | 50-46 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | Wayne Barr makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Glen Black | 50-49 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Paul Yoder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Maurice Melara snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:02 | Florida State | The jumper by Wayne Barr is denied by Michael Williams | 50-49 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | George Cotta hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Octavio Yazzie is called for the reach on Anthony Klein - foul #1 on Octavio Yazzie, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Robert Doty (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Josh Brown (C) Paul Yoder, Shawn St. Clair, James Green, Michael Williams, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Greenough (PG), Donald Cieszynski (SG), Jonas Wilson (SF), Tony Flanary (PF), Marty Cardiel (C) Glen Black, Wayne Barr, George Cotta, Octavio Yazzie, Maurice Melara | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Anthony Greenough steals the ball from Max Benefield | 50-51 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Anthony Greenough hits the finger roll | 50-53 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Austin Welliver scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Josh Brown | 52-53 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | Tony Flanary is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Cieszynski | 52-55 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Robert Doty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Uselton | 55-55 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | Tony Flanary is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG) Austin Welliver, Robert Doty | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Max Benefield is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Josh Brown | 57-55 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 11:30 | Florida State | Tony Flanary misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Philip Stambaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Brodeur (fairly fresh) SF - Jerome Uselton (tired) 1 ast. PF - Max Benefield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Josh Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Greenough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Cieszynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonas Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tony Flanary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marty Cardiel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Florida State | Donald Cieszynski knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Jerome Uselton - foul #3 on Jerome Uselton, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair (SG), Paul Yoder (SF), Anthony Klein (C) Randall Brodeur, Jerome Uselton, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Glen Black (PG), Maurice Melara (C) Anthony Greenough, Marty Cardiel | |
| 11:15 | Florida State | Donald Cieszynski makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Maurice Melara gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn St. Clair - foul #3 on Shawn St. Clair, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Philip Stambaugh, Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Barr (SG), Octavio Yazzie (PF) Donald Cieszynski, Tony Flanary | |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Austin Welliver is fouled on the floor by Glen Black - foul #3 on Glen Black, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Doty (SG) Shawn St. Clair | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Paul Yoder travels with the ball | 57-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Green (SF) Paul Yoder | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cotta (SF) Jonas Wilson | |
| 10:15 | Florida State | Wayne Barr is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Doty - foul #2 on Robert Doty, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Glen Black is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Yoder (SG) Austin Welliver | |
| Subs | Florida State | Marty Cardiel (C) Maurice Melara | |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Glen Black makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Glen Black makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Josh Brown (C) James Green, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Florida State | Tony Flanary (PF) Octavio Yazzie | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Tony Flanary hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Max Benefield (PF) Austin Welliver, Robert Doty, Paul Yoder, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jonas Wilson (SF) George Cotta | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Tony Flanary makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Tony Flanary makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Glen Black takes the ball from Philip Stambaugh in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Glen Black banks in the layup | 57-66 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the jump hook near the basket | 57-66 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Josh Brown | 57-66 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Max Benefield | 57-66 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Wayne Barr is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-66 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel tips it in | 60-68 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Tony Flanary - foul #4 on Tony Flanary, team foul #4 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Doty (PG), Paul Yoder (SG), James Green (SF), Anthony Klein (C) Philip Stambaugh, Shawn St. Clair, Jerome Uselton, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Greenough (PG), Donald Cieszynski (SG), Octavio Yazzie (PF), Maurice Melara (C) Glen Black, Wayne Barr, Tony Flanary, Marty Cardiel | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Max Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Maurice Melara grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 07:42 | Florida State | Anthony Klein takes the ball from Jonas Wilson | 61-68 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | James Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (PF) Max Benefield | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cotta (SF) Jonas Wilson | |
| 07:11 | Florida State | George Cotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG) James Green | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Welliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Doty (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Yoder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Klein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Greenough (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Cieszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Octavio Yazzie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Melara (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Robert Doty misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donald Cieszynski | 61-68 |
| 06:32 | Florida State | Michael Williams steals it from Donald Cieszynski | 61-68 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Octavio Yazzie steals it from Anthony Klein | 61-68 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Donald Cieszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Maurice Melara tips it but misses | 61-68 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Anthony Klein grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Robert Doty makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Austin Welliver | 64-68 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Anthony Greenough's pass is intercepted by Paul Yoder in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Anthony Klein lays it in set up by Robert Doty and he's fouled by Maurice Melara - foul #2 on Maurice Melara, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), James Green (SF), Max Benefield (PF) Austin Welliver, Robert Doty, Paul Yoder, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Glen Black (PG), Wayne Barr (SG), Jonas Wilson (SF), Tony Flanary (PF), Marty Cardiel (C) Anthony Greenough, Donald Cieszynski, George Cotta, Octavio Yazzie, Maurice Melara | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Anthony Klein misses the free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:44 | Florida State | Tony Flanary snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | Wayne Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Josh Brown (C) Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair is fouled on the floor by Wayne Barr - foul #3 on Wayne Barr, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh makes the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Glen Black - foul #4 on Glen Black, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (SF) James Green | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Glen Black | 69-70 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-70 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Tony Flanary gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Tony Flanary connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Black | 69-72 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Anthony Klein (C) Philip Stambaugh, Shawn St. Clair, Max Benefield, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Glen Black is hacked by Anthony Klein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Klein, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Green (SF) Jerome Uselton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Glen Black misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel snags the offensive board | 69-72 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Black | 69-74 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Anthony Klein's layup is rejected by Tony Flanary | 69-74 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Wayne Barr grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel is whistled for traveling | 69-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Stambaugh (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Max Benefield (PF) Austin Welliver, Randall Brodeur, James Green, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Cieszynski (SG), George Cotta (SF), Maurice Melara (C) Wayne Barr, Jonas Wilson, Marty Cardiel | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Max Benefield misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-74 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Anthony Klein gets the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Philip Stambaugh (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn St. Clair (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Uselton (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Max Benefield (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Klein (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Glen Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Donald Cieszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Flanary (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Maurice Melara (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton is fouled on the floor by Maurice Melara - foul #3 on Maurice Melara, team foul #8 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Doty (SG), Josh Brown (C) Shawn St. Clair, Anthony Klein | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Tony Flanary hits a jumper from the right side | 71-76 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair (SG), Paul Yoder (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Green (C) Robert Doty, Jerome Uselton, Max Benefield, Josh Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Greenough (PG), Jonas Wilson (SF), Octavio Yazzie (PF), Marty Cardiel (C) Glen Black, George Cotta, Tony Flanary, Maurice Melara | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Marty Cardiel takes the ball from Michael Williams | 71-76 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (PG), Jerome Uselton (SF), Max Benefield (PF), Josh Brown (C) Philip Stambaugh, Paul Yoder, Michael Williams, James Green | |
| Subs | Florida State | Glen Black (PG), Wayne Barr (SG), Tony Flanary (PF) Anthony Greenough, Donald Cieszynski, Octavio Yazzie | |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Josh Brown - foul #2 on Josh Brown, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Marty Cardiel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Josh Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:01 | Florida State | Wayne Barr hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Glen Black and the foul's on Jerome Uselton - foul #4 on Jerome Uselton, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| 01:01 | Florida State | Wayne Barr makes the free throw | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Tony Flanary blocks the short jumper by Max Benefield | 71-81 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson is hacked by Shawn St. Clair in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn St. Clair, team foul #12 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Greenough (PG), George Cotta (SG), Octavio Yazzie (PF), Maurice Melara (C) Glen Black, Wayne Barr, Tony Flanary, Marty Cardiel | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Jonas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Austin Welliver clanks a floater from the free throw line | 71-82 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Octavio Yazzie | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Anthony Greenough is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 71-82 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair pulls down the rebound | 71-82 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair loses the dribble to George Cotta | 71-82 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Anthony Greenough runs out the clock | 71-82 |